WASHINGTON, May 9 -- The Democratic National Committee posted the following news release on May 8, 2026: * * * IN THE STATES: Democrats Win Big in Special Elections, Trump and Republicans Continue Their Redistricting War, and Deadly and Costly War With Iran This week, Democratic candidates up and down the ballot notched victories and overperformances across the country. While voters continue to reject Donald Trump and Republicans' toxic agenda, Democrats are running and winning election after election on lowering costs and making life more a more PR

WASHINGTON, May 8 [Category: Consumer Services] -- The Consumer Choice Center, an independent, non-partisan consumer advocacy group that promotes policies fit for growth, lifestyle choice and technological innovation through research and educational outreach, issued the following news release: * * * FDA Commissioner Marty Makary's missteps led to his ouster * Out of Step with the Science and Time WASHINGTON, D.C. -According to a new report in the Wall Street Journal, "President Trump has signed off on a plan to fire Food and Drug Adminis more PR

WASHINGTON, May 5 -- Georgetown University's McCourt School of Public Policy issued the following news: * * * Political Scientist Named 2026 Andrew Carnegie Fellow McCourt School Professor Chris Warshaw was named an Andrew Carnegie Fellow by the Carnegie Corporation of New York Program. Also known as the "Brainy Award," the prestigious fellowship selects 24 scholars and writers to study the causes of polarization in the U.S. and how to strengthen American society. Each fellow receives up to $200,000 to conduct their research. As a fellow, more PR

NEW YORK, May 9 (TNSjou) -- Marymount Manhattan College issued the following news: * * * Writing Professor Tahneer Oksman Edits "Chronic," a WSQ Special Issue On May 26, Women's Studies Quarterly (WSQ) will release "Chronic," a special issue of the twice-annual journal published by the Feminist Press at CUNY. Associate Professor of Writing, Literature, and Language and Communication and Media Arts Tahneer Oksman, Ph.D., co-edited this issue with Nancy K. Miller. She will speak at the online launch party on May 26 at 6 PM. From the publisher more PR

LONDON, England, May 8 [Category: BizMedia] -- Taylor and Francis Group, a publishing company, posted the following news release: * * * Study finds multiple PFAS, the man-made 'forever chemicals', in 98.5% of people tested in US study * Breaking research 8th May 2026 Across more than 10,500 samples examined, 98.8% had at least one PFAS in their blood Yunus Tug For Unsplash+ Man-made 'forever chemicals' have been detected in 98.8% of blood tests, in a new study which examined more than 10,500 samples. The findings are the latest indi more PR

MONTREAL, Quebec, May 8 (TNSjou) -- The University of Montreal issued the following news: * * * "Constant tinkering": reporters pioneered portable computer use Long before the Internet and laptops, journalists were the among very first remote workers -- and the unwitting guinea pigs of the mobile computing revolution. By Martin LaSalle "We had some kind of device that we plugged into a telephone handset--some rubber stuff, black--it was hell, it was awful. It didn't work two out of three times...we needed phones with two round ends and we more PR

PARIS, France, May 4 -- The WAN-IFRA - World Association of News Publishers issued the following news release: * * * British and Scandinavian news publishers lead media innovation in Europe at the Digital Media Awards Selected from entries across 24 European countries, this year's winners champion a new era of cross-sector collaboration, proving that journalism's impact is greatest when it engages with the wider community. * WAN-IFRA is proud to announce the European winners of the Digital Media Awards. The laureate projects reveal a conti more PR